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A group of soldiers, after Michelangelo
Draughtsman: Pérez de Alesio, Mateo (Matteo da Lecce)
History note: The Marquis of Lansdowne; his sale, Sotheby's, 25 March 1920, lot 88; Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A.
Height: 375 mm
Width: 207 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Brangwyn, Frank
Formerly ascribed to Daniele da Volterra (1501-1560)
Support composed of paper ( light brown)
Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk on light brown paper
Accession number: 2617
Primary reference Number: 7298
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "A group of soldiers, after Michelangelo" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/7298 Accessed: 2023-04-01 18:55:17
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Accession Number: CM.219-1909
Accession Number: P.14926-R(15)
Accession Number: P.221-1937
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